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==ARTICLE III: PURPOSES== | ==ARTICLE III: PURPOSES== | ||
The purpose for which the Party is organized is to implement and give voice to the principles embodied in the Statement of | The purpose for which the Party is organized is to implement and give voice to the principles embodied in the Statement of Principles by: | ||
a. Functioning as a libertarian political entity separate and distinct from all other political parties or movements; | a. Functioning as a libertarian political entity separate and distinct from all other political parties or movements; | ||
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==ARTICLE VIII: PLATFORM== | ==ARTICLE VIII: PLATFORM== | ||
Section 1. The Party Platform shall include, but not be limited to, a | Section 1. The Party Platform shall include, but not be limited to, a Statement of Principles and the implementation of those principles in the form of Planks. | ||
Section 2. The Statement of Principles affirms that philosophy upon which the Libertarian Party is founded, by which it shall be sustained, and through which Liberty shall prevail. | Section 2. The Statement of Principles affirms that philosophy upon which the Libertarian Party is founded, by which it shall be sustained, and through which Liberty shall prevail. | ||
The enduring importance of the Statement of Principles requires that it shall not be amended by a vote of less than seven eighths of the delegates at a Regular Convention, except that, at the 1974 Regular Convention only, the Statement of Principles may be amended by a vote of | The enduring importance of the Statement of Principles requires that it shall not be amended by a vote of less than seven eighths of the delegates at a Regular Convention, except that, at the 1974 Regular Convention only, the Statement of Principles may be amended by a vote of two-thirds of the delegates. | ||
Section 3. A Platform Plank may be deleted by a simple majority vote of the Convention delegates in session and voting. The substitution of a new Plank for an old Plank, or the addition of a new Plank, shall require approval by a vote of two-thirds of the delegates in session and voting. | Section 3. A Platform Plank may be deleted by a simple majority vote of the Convention delegates in session and voting. The substitution of a new Plank for an old Plank, or the addition of a new Plank, shall require approval by a vote of two-thirds of the delegates in session and voting. | ||